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Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton 1500–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1529

Death Location: Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Lady Bethune

Spouse(s): Sir Arran, Robert Wemyss

Children(s): Lady Glencairn, David Broomhill, George Hamilton, John Hamilton, Gavin (twin), Elizabeth Hamilton, Lady Campbell, Lord Howard, Helen Hamilton, Helen Hamilton, James Hamilton, Janet Hamilton, Margaretha Hamilton, Isabel Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, Sir (twin), Euphemia Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, Martha Hamilton, Sir Michael

The story of Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton began in 1500 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland. Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton married Robert Laird Van Wemyss Livingstone Laird Van Easter Wemyss, Sir Lord Admiral James Iii Hamilton Knight High Sheriff Of Lanarkshire Lord High Admiral Of Scotland Lieutenant General Of Scotland 1St Earl Of Arran, and had children including David Hamilton Of Broomhill, Elizabeth Hamilton, Euphemia Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton Twin, George Hamilton, Helen Countess Argyll Hamilton, Isabel Hamilton, James Hamilton, Janet Lady Of Arran Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, John Hamilton, Lady Helen Hamilton Countess Argyll Campbell, Lady Janet Jean Hamilton Lady Of Arran Countess Of Glencairn, Lord Thomas Howard, Margaretha Hamilton, Martha Mary Hamilton, Sir James Hamilton Iv Duke Chatellerault 1St Earl Arron Knight Of Saint Duke Chatellerault 2Nd Earl Arron Knight Of St Michael Twin, Sir James Iv Hamilton 2Nd Earl Of Arran Duke Of Chatelherault Governor Of Scotland Knight Of The Order Of Saint Michael. Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton passed away in 1529 in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton began in 1500 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton married Robert Laird Van Wemyss Livingstone Laird Van Easter Wemyss, Sir Lord Admiral James Iii Hamilton Knight High Sheriff Of Lanarkshire Lord High Admiral Of Scotland Lieutenant General Of Scotland 1St Earl Of Arran, and had children including David Hamilton Of Broomhill, Elizabeth Hamilton, Euphemia Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton Twin, George Hamilton, Helen Countess Argyll Hamilton, Isabel Hamilton, James Hamilton, Janet Lady Of Arran Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, John Hamilton, Lady Helen Hamilton Countess Argyll Campbell, Lady Janet Jean Hamilton Lady Of Arran Countess Of Glencairn, Lord Thomas Howard, Margaretha Hamilton, Martha Mary Hamilton, Sir James Hamilton Iv Duke Chatellerault 1St Earl Arron Knight Of Saint Duke Chatellerault 2Nd Earl Arron Knight Of St Michael Twin, Sir James Iv Hamilton 2Nd Earl Of Arran Duke Of Chatelherault Governor Of Scotland Knight Of The Order Of Saint Michael.
  • Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton passed away in 1529 in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Lady Beaton's Ancestors

Self
Lady Beaton
1500–1529
Birth Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
John Beaton Bethune, 6th Lord of Balfour, also referenced as Bethune
1470–1524
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Isobel Monypenny Beaton) Bethune
1471–1541
Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Beaton's Descendants

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Lady (Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of) Beaton (1500–21 Jul 1529) m. Sir (Lord Admiral, James III Hamilton Knight, High Sheriff of Lanarkshire, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Lieutenant General of Scotland, 1st Earl of) Arran (1 June 1500–26 March 1529) m. Robert (Laird van Wemyss Livingstone Laird van Easter) Wemyss (1475–9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet (Jean) Hamilton , Lady of Arran, Countess of) Glencairn 1517–1579 m. Alexander (Cunningham 5th Earl of) Glencairn 1515–1579
    1. 1. Sir (Lord William Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, 6th Earl of) Glencairn 1532–1579
      1. 1. Arche Cuninghame 1555–
        1. 1. Marion Cunningham 1580– m. Robert (Izat Izatt) Isat 1580–
  2. 2. David (Hamilton, of) Broomhill 1521–1547
  3. 3. George Hamilton 1521–
  4. 4. John Hamilton 1515–1555
  5. 5. Gavin (Hamilton) (twin) 1519–1549
  6. 6. Elizabeth Hamilton 1518–1586
  7. 7. Lady (Helen Hamilton, Countess Argyll,) Campbell 1515–1590
  8. 8. Lord (Thomas) Howard 1511–1537
  9. 9. Helen (Countess Argyll) Hamilton 1517–1590
  10. 10. Helen (Countess Argyll) Hamilton 1517–1540
  11. 11. James Hamilton 1505–1540
  12. 12. Janet (Lady of Arran) Hamilton 1516–1574
  13. 13. Margaretha Hamilton 1515–1544
  14. 14. Isabel Hamilton 1518–1604
  15. 15. Jean Hamilton 1517–1584
  16. 16. Sir (James Hamilton IV, Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Duke Chatellerault, 2nd Earl Arron, Knight of St. Michael) (twin) 1515–1575
  17. 17. Euphemia Hamilton 1500–1550
  18. 18. Jean Hamilton 1517–
  19. 19. Johanna Hamilton 1512–1577
  20. 20. Martha (Mary) Hamilton 1505–1559
  21. 21. Sir (James IV Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault, Governor of Scotland, Knight of the Order of Saint) Michael 1515–1575

Lady Beaton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
1529
21 Jul 1529
Age 29
Death of Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton in Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland
Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kinross-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St George the Martyr, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kilmuir, Inverness
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1529
    Event Place: Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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